Potcheen


Welcome to the Official Site of Potcheen, Colorado's Premiere Celtic Pirate Folk-Punk Rock Band.
Formed in 2003, Potcheen has been touring nationally, fusing Irish music with bluegrass, rock and punk stylings in pirate and drinking songs.

Nominated 2010 BEST WORLD BAND in COLORADO. Westword Magazine!!
  • Listed in the Denver Post underground music poll "Top 100 Bands in Colorado" 2005 - 2009
  • "Best Celtic-Punk-Pirate Band" ~ The Celtic Connection, 2007
  • "The Best Band at the 2009 Colorado Irish Festival" ~ Michael Thompson, Denver Celtic Music Examiner
  • Nominated: 2006 Westword Music Showcase "Best Avante Garde-Eclectic Band in Colorado"
  • Nominated: 2007 Westword Music Showcase "Best World music Band in Colorado"
  • 2006 South Park Music Fest "Immersive Studios VIP Award"
  • Named "Best Encore" at the South Park Music Festival ~ Colorado Music Buzz
  • 2005 Runner Up: Coors New Sound Throwdown
  • Awarded: "Best Way to Drink and Drive while Invoking the spirit of the Irish" ~ Best of Westword, 2006
"Potcheen is the ultimate party band. Potcheen is the Irish word for moonshine, the raw whiskey that comes from an illicit still, and this music is as raw and real as it gets. The band plays pub standards, favored by every Irish band to hoist a pint, but they play them with energy, enthusiasm, and expertise.

Every one of these people is an accomplished musician. Together they hold crowds in the palm of their collective hand with some of the finest Celtic rock you're ever likely to encounter."
   — Michael Thompson, Denver Celtic Music Examiner

Illustration by Christian Blochinger


A big thanks to POCKETSHOT, who has helped us immeasurably in the past few years!  www.pocketshot.net/
  


CDs
Thanks to our Friends at JOHN MACY Soundstudios in Denver for their amazing work on our latest CD "Steel Blue Sea" (2009).
www.myspace.com/macysoundstudios       

 
Also: Much appreciation goes out to Mastering: Jay Harper, Harper Sound.
Production: Hapiskratch Entertainment.


We would like to thank several folks for all their hard work to help us in recording "The Bottom of the Bottle Battle" (2006).
Recording: Immersive Studios, Boulder CO.
Mastering: Jeremy Lawton (Big Head Todd).
Production: Hapiskratch Entertainment.


We would like to thank the people who helped in the recording of our first full-length CD, "Up She Rises" (2004).
Recording & Mastering: Globalsound Studios, Broomfield CO.


Our Favorite Gig: Playing for the Denver St. Patrick's Day Parade for 150,000 people in green!




"So may the road rise up to meet you and the wind be to yer back... " The potcheen is a-brewing!

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